Regulation 5 Additional contributions to purchase past added years

after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:–

“(2A)

Subject to paragraphs (6), (7), (9) and (12A) the employer of a person to whom this regulation applies may elect to pay additional contributions in respect of the person in accordance with Part II of Schedule 4 (“Method B”).”;

paragraph (4) shall be deleted;

in paragraph (12) for “under this regulation” there shall be substituted “under paragraph (2)”;

after paragraph (12) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:–

“(12A)

An election under paragraph (2A) must be made by giving written notice to the Secretary of State which–

(a)

is to specify the person in respect of whom it is made, and

(b)

is to specify the past period.”.